Quote Originally Posted by Preypacer View Post
In FFXI, each race had a distinct way of speaking that made them stand out immediately. People from San d'Oria spoke in an overall consistent way. Mithra spoke in a consistent manner (the "rrrrrrr"'s in their speech being a good example, among several). Tarus tended to be more alliterative or rhyming in their speech. Galka tended to be generally rather harsh and blunt in their speech... and so forth.

I don't see that as much in XIV. It seems more arbitrary. I see NPCs of all races speaking like you'd expect a Taru to. I see Lalafell speaking in a manner of ways. It just makes it difficult to establish any kind of collective personality or behavior for any one of the races, at least for me.

That said, what the hell is going on in your signature pic, fusional? I mean, I can tell it's a spoof on something, but is that from some kind of DJ concert or something?
well, i think the idea in ffxi was that all (or most) of race X came from city/region Y, so no matter where you encountered them their speech patterns were the same, as they were basically just traveling away from home. it was more consistent, but also a bit homogenized. i think it was just their way of reinforcing the idea of nationalism, since the 3 nations did compete for top honors.

in ffxiv it seems they're taking a more 'realistic' approach, where people from city/region Y predominantly speak in the manner appropriated to that place, regardless of race. all the races are spread out everywhere and nationalism can still be found, but it has more to do with your grand company than it does with race origins. ul'dah NPCs tend to be more frank and streetwise, gridanians more eloquent and thoughtful, and limsans talk like pirates- regardless of race. i think this speaks more to how a person who has been in a region for a long enough time will start to pick up the dialect, even if they (or their ancestors) originated from elsewhere.

just my 2 cents. but either way, i'm fine with it. it doesn't even bother me that louisoix talks so damned much. it just sucks that you have to suffer through the same long-winded speech every. single. time. you complete one of the repeatable primal quests. okay, first time is fine. i'm happy to read. but when i'm repeating the quest, don't make me mash enter. it just makes you care less about the dialogue, and that's counterproductive.

as far as my sig, lol. it's making fun of Skrillex.